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More choices for treating insomnia in cancer survivors: Acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy
ASCO Perspective "We know that sleep is critical to the health of patients with cancer, from active cancer care through...
Stroke prevention drug combo shows promise, study says
If you've had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), taking the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel along with aspirin...
Diagnosing breast cancer with an imaging pill
For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn't always provide accurate results, and...
Researchers combine wearable technology and AI to predict the onset of health problems
A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology...
FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines partner to develop treatments for epilepsy
Dublin, 16 May 2018 - A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases...
Hyaluronan combined with exercise versus exercise alone to relieve knee arthritis
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aims to determine if a hyaluronic acid...
Less can be more at the end of life
Credit: Anthony Weate/QUT Marketing & Communication Advances in medicine mean health care professionals can prolong life, yet some treatments have...
What is the economic impact of malaria for a pregnant woman living in an endemic area of Colombia?
Credit: author: Redesyplataformas Although malaria treatment is free of charge in Colombia, the economic costs incurred by pregnant women seeking...
Plug-and-play diagnostic devices
Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that...
OHSU, UCF launch first US clinical trial of 3D-printed prosthetics for children
The first U.S. clinical trial of bionic arms for children produced on 3D printers is launching today thanks to researchers...
Fellowships offer reporters valuable insight as America ages
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Journalists in Aging Fellows Program has received renewed grant support to welcome its ninth...
DFG to fund 15 new Research Training Groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 15 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career...
Myonexus Therapeutics receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation
Credit: Myonexus Therapeutics NEW ALBANY, OH, May 16, 2018 -- Myonexus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing first ever...
Understanding drug-resistant gonorrhea
Can whole genome sequencing illustrate changes in drug susceptibility of gonorrhoea to antimicrobials used for treatment and so help to...
SF State study examines how stereotypes affect memory in older Chinese immigrants
Credit: Stephane Tougard, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) ... Ever have a "senior moment" and worry about what other people...
St. Jude named the WHO’s first Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The World Health Organization has designated St. Jude Children's Research Hospital its first WHO...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces five new Physician-Scientist Training Awards
New York, NY (May 16, 2018) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...
VTC Research Institute leads effort to develop test for mild traumatic brain injury
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists at two of Virginia's largest universities, working with clinicians from the two major health systems and...
Predicting what drives people to seek, stay in substance-use treatment
Credit: Florida Atlantic University About 22 million Americans are substance dependent (illicit drugs and alcohol), which interferes with routine life...
New study reveals how electronic health records can benefit clinical trials
Credit: SAIL The study entitled "Long term extension of a randomised controlled trial of probiotics using electronic health records" led...
